Description
A biker and a cowboy must stop the apocalypse in the first book of the Blood and Bone modern western fantasy series.
His voice was rich, a much loved baritone, as he handed his seven-year-old grandson a gun.
"It's time we had a talk, you and I. You won't remember it, but you need to know it, and one day, when it's time, I'll call it up in you. You'll know who you are, and what you're intended to do. You'll be a soldier, boy. Sealed to it. Life and limb, blood and bone. Not a soldier like others are, for it's not the kind of war most people fight on earth. But because we're not 'most people,' you and I, it will be far more important. The fate of the world will hinge upon it."
Now no longer that wide-eyed child, Gabe is fresh out of prison, a leather-clad biker answering Grandaddy's peremptory summons to, of all places, a cowboy bar in Northern Arizona. He is about to find out just how different he is from "most people"-and to meet the stranger with whom he will be sealed: life and limb, blood and bone, conscripted to fight an unholy war unlike any other.
For the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
When he does.
And Gabe, thrown into the unlikely company of a country-music-loving rodeo cowboy from West Texas, an ancient Celtic goddess of war, an African Orisha who sings volcanoes awake, a Chinese goddess of mercy, Nephilim, and Grigori, finds himself fighting a battle he was bred for, but wants no part of.
About the Author
Jennifer Roberson is the author of the Chronicles of the Cheysuli, the Sword-Dancer Saga, the Karavans series, and the new western fantasy series, Blood & Bone. She has also published three historical novels and several in other genres, as well as a short story collection titled Guinevere's Truth & Other Tales. She creates mosaic art and jewelry, and lives in Arizona with an assortment of Cardigan Welsh Corgis and cats.
Reviews
Praise for Life and Limb
"A new Jennifer Roberson novel is always a treat, but a new Jennifer Roberson series is a cause for celebration.... The narrative voice, from Gabe's first-person perspective, is richly evocative, and the handling of detail, setting and nuance is top-notch, flavored with my favorite cultural references." -Deborah J. Ross, author of The Seven-Petaled Shield
"The world Roberson has created is rich with colorful characters and exciting beasties." -Kirkus Reviews
"Life and Limb by Jennifer Roberson was a fun read full of fast-paced action and interesting characters that kept me reading." -Arched Doorway
"Roberson has nailed the urban fantasy genre with a touch of noir/hardboiled conventions." -SciFi Movie Page
Book Information
ISBN 9780756415419
Author Jennifer Roberson
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint DAW Books
Publisher Astra Publishing House
Series Blood and Bone
Weight(grams) 283g
Dimensions(mm) 208mm * 139mm * 19mm
His voice was rich, a much loved baritone, as he handed his seven-year-old grandson a gun.
"It's time we had a talk, you and I. You won't remember it, but you need to know it, and one day, when it's time, I'll call it up in you. You'll know who you are, and what you're intended to do. You'll be a soldier, boy. Sealed to it. Life and limb, blood and bone. Not a soldier like others are, for it's not the kind of war most people fight on earth. But because we're not 'most people,' you and I, it will be far more important. The fate of the world will hinge upon it."
Now no longer that wide-eyed child, Gabe is fresh out of prison, a leather-clad biker answering Grandaddy's peremptory summons to, of all places, a cowboy bar in Northern Arizona. He is about to find out just how different he is from "most people"-and to meet the stranger with whom he will be sealed: life and limb, blood and bone, conscripted to fight an unholy war unlike any other.
For the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
When he does.
And Gabe, thrown into the unlikely company of a country-music-loving rodeo cowboy from West Texas, an ancient Celtic goddess of war, an African Orisha who sings volcanoes awake, a Chinese goddess of mercy, Nephilim, and Grigori, finds himself fighting a battle he was bred for, but wants no part of.
About the Author
Jennifer Roberson is the author of the Chronicles of the Cheysuli, the Sword-Dancer Saga, the Karavans series, and the new western fantasy series, Blood & Bone. She has also published three historical novels and several in other genres, as well as a short story collection titled Guinevere's Truth & Other Tales. She creates mosaic art and jewelry, and lives in Arizona with an assortment of Cardigan Welsh Corgis and cats.
Reviews
Praise for Life and Limb
"A new Jennifer Roberson novel is always a treat, but a new Jennifer Roberson series is a cause for celebration.... The narrative voice, from Gabe's first-person perspective, is richly evocative, and the handling of detail, setting and nuance is top-notch, flavored with my favorite cultural references." -Deborah J. Ross, author of The Seven-Petaled Shield
"The world Roberson has created is rich with colorful characters and exciting beasties." -Kirkus Reviews
"Life and Limb by Jennifer Roberson was a fun read full of fast-paced action and interesting characters that kept me reading." -Arched Doorway
"Roberson has nailed the urban fantasy genre with a touch of noir/hardboiled conventions." -SciFi Movie Page
Book Information
ISBN 9780756415419
Author Jennifer Roberson
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint DAW Books
Publisher Astra Publishing House
Series Blood and Bone
Weight(grams) 283g
Dimensions(mm) 208mm * 139mm * 19mm
